Huge turnout for Collin County early voting

by Staff of McKinneyNews.net

If you’ve been to early voting then the following information will probably come as no big surprise. Early voters turned out in droves this election season, amassing easily the largest collective group seen in years.

According to Sharon Rowe, Collin County Elections Administrator, more than half of the county’s registered voting populace (51 percent) turned out to cast their ballot.

Early Collin County Voting Totals:

Year     Registered Voters        Early Voting Ballots Cast       Percentage of Reg. Voters

1996     230,983                        50,902                                      22%

2000     300,443                        77,778                                      25.89%

2004     369,415                        154,544                                    41.83%

2008     425,000                        218,472                                    51%

Previous Collin County Election Day Totals:

Year     Ballots Cast Total         Percentage of Reg. Voters

1996     134,260                        58.13%

2000     177,673                        59.14%

2004     246,617                        66.76%